Deepika Padukone personification with a class.

Deepika grows to be multi lingual.

Deepika Padukone believes in learning and growing with each film

She indulges in self development.

She has undertaken many lessons and tips to enhance her character in many movies.

For her latest release Piku, Deepika took lessons to learn Bengali, also worked on her accent and pronounciations.

This highlights the level of perfection the actress delivers in her films.

She invests time and energy to make sure her verbal skills are polished..

Previously. she took it upon her to perfect her Urdu accent and pronunciations in Om shaanti Om, she also went on to learn and voice Tamil dialogues for Chennai express.

Deepika’s ethnic connect!

Deepika though having a modern appearance is a true Indian at heart.

She believes in praying before leaving the house or commencing a journey.

She also finds solace and peace in visiting religious places.

Deepika shares to have found peace at the river side of Ganga in Benaras and confesses to spend some alone quality time there after wrapping up her shoots.

She points out enjoying the peace and solace the place possessed.

In the past, Deepika has been seen visiting the Ajmeer sharif dargah at Rajasthan and Mumbai’s Siddhi Vinayak temple.

Deepika hopes to explore India by medium of her film.

With every film, Deepika Padukone grows.

All her films mark her to be an exceptional actress.

Deepika has been known for doing varied roles.

She has been venturing into different territories with reference to her work.

From North (Yeh jawaani hai deewani) to South (Chennai express) to East (Piku) and Ram-leela from the west.

Deepika has covered it all, geographically and commercially.

Recently for the shoot of Piku, Deepika got a chance to explore Delhi, Calcutta and Varanasi. While shooting she spent quality time exploring the places.

The actress feels that through her film she has been able to explore the most beautiful parts of India.

She is fascinated with the various lifestyles and cultures followed in urban and rural India.

Deepika toughens up!

Deepika is regarded as the most understanding actress by her co-workers.

Deepika is one of those actresses who works as a team player.

 She does not like to fuss.and sticks to her prescribed schedules.

Miss Padukone, is regarded as a touch actress as she manages to deliver her best in extreme climates and other problematic situations.  .

She is knoiwng to be a solution provider.

Deepika being a calm and composed individual prefers to be a part of the solution rather than being the problem.

She is admired largely by her crew for her courteous nature.

   Deepika feels responsible!

Deepika is of the view that all her performances portray her as an Indian in the eyes of the world.

She feels responsible to represent the nation and also by promoting her movies and their respective contents around the country and worldwide.

Deepika strives to deliver her best, and works really hard to portray the character and enhance its positive elements.

In her latest release, Deepika is shown exhibiting an underlying message for today’s youth i.e. to take care of parents as children when old age strikes.

She makes sure to endorse positive ideas and causes to have an impact on the youth and to create awareness.

    Deepika rules hearts internationally.

 Deepika Padukone‘s latest release Piku has won her a lot of appreciation nationally and globally.

She has won applauds from not only the audiences but also co-actors and critics.

Deepika plays a daughter to Amitabh Bachchan in the movie.

She beautifully portrays te role of a daughter by being a mother, doctor, nurse and a friend to her 70 year old father.

The heart touching chemistry between the duo has received housefull audience presence worldwide.

In the first three days of the release, Piku managed to earn 25 crores.

Deepika reigns cinema beyond Friday.

Deepika has established herself as a commercially viable actress.

Her movies have proved to shatter box office records and set new trends.

Her acting skills add an all new dimension to her role in the movies.

The recent past has witnessed Deepika to indulge in a quantifying number of movies.

 Her latest release Piku has been entertaining audiences from all walks of life.

The movie received family audience with a blend of youth, who collectively enjoyed Piku’s content.

The movie continues to receive the much deserved love from its audiences and Deepika being the lead protagonist reigns theatres beyond the weekends.

Deepika is expressive and how!

Deepika is adored for her dusky looks and expressive eyes.

This wide eyed beauty communicates with her eyes and woes her audiences.

She is known to have portrayed multiple roles that have touched the audience’s hearts and acquired appreciation.

The audiences build a connect with the young actresses roles as she completely moulds herself in to her on screen character.

Deepika is one of the most expressive actors in the industry.

She has the ability to lighten her audience’s faces with a smile or bring tears to their eyes by her magnificent on screen presence.

Deepika was recently seen in Piku donning a Kohl outlined eyes, further enhancing them.

Throughout the film Deepika is seen using minimal words, instead she is expressing her feelings through her eyes, be it anger, disappointment, love, care, frustration or  grief the actress was witnessed putting forth all these emotions with her eyes.

Deepika gives herself competition.

Deepika Padukone is on a high these days.

The actress is the lead protagonist in her latest released Piku.

Deepika feels blessed on receiving the much deserved love and appreciation from her fans.

With every new film, this actress sets trends and exceeds her past performances.

In the past, Deepika is seen portraying various roles, she experiments with her looks and promotes self development through learning and researching for her films.

By constantly learning and innovating, Deepika believes in setting higher benchmarks for herself .

The actress names herself as her biggest competition, she is of the opinion that one should strive to be better with each passing day.

The actress has been appreciated for her performances since her first release Om shaanti Om.

Deepika’s fan base grows with each new film.

Deepika proves to do complete justice to what has been served to her.

Deepika doesn’t consider her work as a task; instead the successful actress worships her work.

It is a common fact that Deepika is a workaholic!

The actress lives by the principle, “Work is worship”

She has been living out of a suitcase for the past many years, being committed to her work.

Her work tops her priority list followed by her family.

She believes in doing complete justice to her character by researching and delivering her best.

Deepika terms her work as fun, and looks forward to consuming herself in it.

Deepika’s work commitments never seem to take a backstage, after wrapping up Piku’s schedule; Deepika is seen preparing for her future release ‘Bajiroa’

Deepika Padukone has been receiving accolades for her recent outing Piku.

The film has been received very well in India as well as internationally. It is also being called one of Deepika's best performances. It has done extremely well at the box office and continues to soar. 

Piku is a very special film for Deepika that is close to her heart and she wants to go all out to support the film. So she is pulling all stops and going all out to promote the film.

The word of mouth publicity on the film is very positive and the marketing team of the film has requested Deepika for some additional time for the post release promotions of the film.

All this while Deepika has been juggling between promotions of Piku and shooting for Bajirao Mastani. She has been shooting for Bajirao Mastani in the night and promoting Piku during the day. Even though it was a very hectic schedule Deepika continued to juggle between the two for the last couple of weeks. 

However, the marketing team has made some additions for the promotion of the film. They are keen to amp up the communication of the film this week. 

Deepika is the protagonist of the film and so they have chalked out a special campaign for her which would need more of her time.

Keeping this in mind, Deepika made a special request to Sanjay Leela Bhansali to give her two days off from the shoot to take part in the promotions. The two share an excellent rapport and Sanjay Leela Bhansali instantly agreed.

Spokesperson of Deepika confirms and shares, "Deepika has taken a two day break from shooting to promote Piku. She made a special request to Sanjay sir and he graciously got her dates re-aligned so that she can promote the film."

Mad Max: Fury Road review by ANIZ FILMVALA

Mad Max: Fury Road review

by ANIZ FILMVALA

*****

Director: George Miller

Cast: Tom Hardy,Charlize Theron,Nicholas Hoult,Hugh Keays-Byrne.

Since 1979 when the first part of the Mad Max hit the theaters it changed the way of Action can entertain and enthrall with a velocity of fast pace visual which the world had never imagined about how cinematic view of car chase and repulsive characters would create a space in the History of Awesome Action movies.

Director George Miller after a gap of three decades is back with the Awesomeness of the edge of the seat thrills and nonstop ride to invigorate the way Action film should be made.

Incredibly created characters and beyond the belief production design will mesmerize you,120 minutes of nonstop car chase on a wild Desert between the good and bad contention is one big theme to draw attention universally, and a kind of an bungee string lively guitarist jamming on an moving truck is attitude unmatched. You witness a madcap world where even prayers to god are ridiculed.

Charlize Theron as Imperator Furiosa who is on a mission to save the wives of her commander Immortan Joe(Hugh Keays-Byrne) gives a thundering performance and dwarfs the Bad Boy “Mad Max” (Tom Hardy) out of his size and Heroic image since thirty Years. Mr. Miller seems to be more inclined towards the feminist force of the future “Mad Max” series to come.

Come witness the most overwhelming live-action you must have not experienced in ages, the makers have effortlessly created and staged the stunts so well that it creates a authentic ambiance of a much awaited “Mad Max” film it should be. 

Statement regarding the RUPA Frontline ad

This is a statement by Mr. Mukesh Agarwal, Whole-time Director, Rupa & Co. Ltd. and spokesperson for the Brand: "This is to clarify that the shark shown in the latest Rupa commercial featuring Ranveer Singh is a rubber toy, no animal was used in the shoot. It is not our intention to hurt anyone's sentiment. We will be adding a disclaimer to the ad to this effect."

एवेलीने शर्मा ने भोपाल में लिया पान का ज़ायका

हालही में एक्ट्रेस एवलीन शर्मा और उनके सह कलाकार महाक्षय अपनी  फिल्म इश्क़दारिया के प्रमोशन के सिलसिले में भोपाल पहुंचे। हालाँकि अभिनेता महाक्षय और फिल्म के प्रोडूसर  राजेश पान खाने के शौक़ीन हैं इसलिए उन्होंने भोपाल के फेमस पान की दुकान से   पान का ज़ायज़ा लिया, फिल्म की एक्ट्रेस इवेलिन जो  इंडिया में बिलकुल ही नयी हैं वो भी बहुत उत्साहित थी जब उन्होंने पान का स्वाद लिया।  

इवेलिन का मानना है की उन्हें नयी नयी  चीज़ो को ट्राय  करना बहुत  पसंद है  खास कर वह चीज़े जो मुझे इंडिया की जड़ो से जोड़ कर रखे। पान का स्वाद बहुत ही दिलचस्प था 

Saroj Khan predicted that Meenakshi Dixit’s the new MD on the block!

Looks like newcomer Meenakshi Dixit who will be seen making her debut in Kundan Shah’s P Se PM Tak has more in common with Bollywood queen Madhuri Dixit than just her famous surname and even the initials MD. Recently Meenakshi revealed  it was Madhuri’s dance guru Saroj Khanwith whom Meenakshi had done a stint on TV, who had first encouraged that Meenakshi should try her hand at films saying that she is the second MD of the big screen! An insider says, “Meenakshi’s a fabulous dancer and very expressive. She was a favourite of Saroj Khan on her TV show too and Sarojji would often compare her to the Bollywood diva, which is the biggest compliment for any actor.”

Hamari Adhuri Kahani title track crosses 2 million streams!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fWejtOkCYs

“The song has definitely touched the soul of people and  we can see this as Sony Music has surpassed all streaming numbers across different platforms. It crossed half a million streams in just 48 hours!  I am very happy that the song has done well and I am confident that the entire album will be a listeners delight” Jeet Gannguli Music Director Hamari Adhuri Kahani

Sony Music achieves yet another milestone of reaching 2 million streams for the title track of Hamari Adhuri Kahani. A first for any single, the song is the title track of “Humari Aduri Kahani”, from Mohit Suri’s much awaited romantic drama featuring the suave Emraan Hashmi and the very talented Vidya Balan. Beautifully composed by Jeet Gannguli and sung by India’s favourite singer Arijit Singh with lyrics by Rashmi Virag, showcases an intense chemistry between the duo which is a must watch.

“The song has definitely touched the soul of people and we can see this as Sony Music has surpassed all streaming numbers across different platforms. It crossed half a million streams in just 48 hours!  I am very happy that the song has done well and I am confident that the entire album will be a listeners delight” Jeet Gannguli Music Director Hamari Adhuri Kahani

Adds Mukesh Bhatt, “ Listeners expect nothing less from a Bhatt film and with this film we have given them another reason to love us.”

Adds on Sanujeet Bhujabal, “2015 will witness a love album that will be etched in the listeners heart for a very long time. The lyrics and the melody is evocative giving people a fresh new music feel. The Hamari Adhuri Kahani title track has been a huge success and has clocked more than 2 million streams since its release and  is dominating all music charts. This is surely the love anthem of 2015.’’

The film is based on the love story of Bhatt's parents, Nanabhai Bhatt, Shirin Mohammad Ali and his stepmother. The music is released by Sony Music and will be available across all physical and digital formats. Produced by Vishesh Films and presented by Fox Star Studios, the film releases on June 12th 2015.

The Sense of an Ending

The Lunchbox director, Ritesh Batra's next is an adaptation of the Julian Barnes novel, The Sense of an Ending starring Oscar winning actor Jim Broadbent

Mumbai, May 13, 2015: After wowing the audience with the critically acclaimed and award winning directorial debut, Lunchbox, Ritesh Batra will direct, The Sense of an Ending starring the Academy Award-winning British actor Jim Broadbent (known for films like Topsy Turvy, Iris, Moulin Rouge, Paddington, Cloud Atlas, The Iron Lady and Harry Potter series).

Based on Julian Barnes’ Booker Prize-winning novel, the film follows a retired man who receives an unexpected letter from a lawyer that forces him to confront his own past — and unfulfilling present — including the suicide of his childhood best friend. The film marks Nick Payne's first screenplay. Payne’s Broadway play "Constellations" led by Jake Gyllenhaal got a Tony nomination.

The English language film will be shot in the UK later this year.

FilmNation, which has a spate of Cannes market titles this year including films from Tom Ford and Pedro Almodovar, holds worldwide rights and will co-finance with BBC Films. Origin Pictures’ David Thompson and Ed Rubin are producers.

Ritesh Batra said, “I am thrilled to adapt one of my favorite novels to screen and to work with a great team. Julian Barnes's characters are an important part of my life and work, and I am very much looking forward to spend time with them, and with Jim Broadbent whom I have always admired.”

 The Lunchbox has been showcased in various film festivals including The Cannes Film Festival, The Telluride Film Festival, The Toronto Film Festival and The London Film Festival etc. It has won various awards like Viewers Choice Award at the International Critics' Week, Best Film at The London Film Festival and The Filmfare awards, to name a few. It won an award of Best First Feature in 2014 by Toronto Film Critics Association and was nominated for the ‘Film Not in the English Language’ category of the BAFTA awards.

Gul Panag Co-founds MobieFit

Actress, activist and fitness advocate, Gul Panag co-founds MobieFit, a start-up focused on fitness centered mobile apps.

MobieFit is a venture focused on mFitness. It helps you become as fit as you want, in the way that you want. MobieFit is one among many ventures born at Prototyze, an incubator founded by Gourav Jaswal.

About Gul Panag

Gul Panag has co-founded Mobiefit. While people know Gul as an actress, a social activist, a television commentator and a former Ms. India, she’s also an icon for fitness for over a decade. Gul is a serial half-marathon runner and has been featured in multiple media about her fitness routine and her running philosophy. Besides running, her passions include cycling, trekking and tennis. She is in the process of writing a book on fitness.

Gul takes conscious activism to all her endeavors and is an ambassador for women's fitness and running. Passionate about all things technology, Gul sees mobile apps as the major catalyst of the next wave of fitness. Gul is one of India’s most powerful opinion makers and thought leaders and now an avid fitness entrepreneur.

About Prototyze

Prototyze is an incubator, currently working in stealth mode on building mobile technology centered businesses in multiple sectors such as Financial Services, Health & Fitness, and Training & Learning. Two ventures catalyzed by Prototyze (MobieFit and HandyTrain) have already been incorporated as independent companies with independent teams, investment and trajectory.

About Gourav Jaswal

Gourav is the Founder and Director of MobieFit and Prototyze. He started his first business at the age of twenty-one and since then has built half-a-dozen growing, profitable companies

This entrepreneurial ecosystem of companies include ScreenRoot which focusses on human: screen interaction design (mobile apps, web applications, intranets…); Synapse which specializes in business communication, Visual JuJu that’s focused on multimedia and Starving Artist Films which makes films designed for online media. In addition, we have Junoon Ventures, a holding with Zaki, a studio focused on corporate art, Gulnar which makes hand-made soaps and Shirkshop an early-stage venture experimenting with product design, currently furniture, and of course, Prototyze.

‘Dil Dhadakne Do’ breaks the stereotype of “Log Kya Kahenge?”

Zoya Akhtar and Excel entertainment take a bold step and indulge in breaking the existing stereotype of “Log kya kahenge” by walking hand in hand with the cultural shift experienced in India.

The times where actresses played laid back supportive roles are long gone.

Actresses are emerging as the new “Hero”

Producing movies with contents/ acts that force respective subjects to be spoken about leading to bring about an evolution in the Indian mentality

Present Directorshave a changed perspective from “Log kya kahenge?” to ensuring “Kuch toh log kahenge!”

Kangana Ranaut was shown refusing her groom for marriage in Queen.

Shraddha Kapoor was featured riding a bike with Siddharth Malhotra riding pillion

To the most recent display of Anushka Sharma taking center stage with her performance in NH10

The recent past involved movies that led to a change in the audiences perceptions too, fostering the growth of movieshaving a liberalized approach.

‘Dil Dhadakne Do’ revolves around the story of a dysfunctional family, in contrast to the traditional Indian family.

The film exhibits a modern approach to relations and portrays a friendly bond between all the characters.

. The many ‘Avatars’ of Shahid Kapoor.

Shahid Kapoor has been constantly in the news with his different looks and innovative hairstyles.

His appearances have been widely appreciated by his fans.

Shahid is viewed as an Icon by the youth; often his fans are spotted donning his looks.

His style has evolved over time from his first film Ishq vishq to his latest Haider

Shahid is seen experimenting with his appearance in films like

Jab we met

Kaminey

Teri meri kahaani

R..Rajkumar

Haider

His upcoming films like ‘Shandaar’ starring Aliaabhatt and ‘Udhta Punjab’ also exhibit him in different looks.

Shahid believes in experimenting and doing complete justice to the roles he plays by completely transforming into his on screen character.

CEAT Tyres – ‘PIKU’s Safety Partner”

 Mumbai, 12^th May 2015: CEAT Ltd. today announced its association with Shoojit Sircar’s family comedy-drama film ‘Piku- Motion Se Hi Emotion’, starring stalwart Amitabh Bachchan, the gorgeous Deepika Padukone and the inimitable Irrfan Khan. In an in film association, actor Irfan Khan would be seen driving a car equipped with CEAT tyres throughout their road trip to Kolkatta.  CEAT and Piku association leverages on common values between both the brands i.e. being dependable and modern, like how SUVs are dependent on CEAT tyres which ensures a safe journey similarly the movie illustrates dependency between a daughter-father duo depicted by Deepika Padukone-Amitabh Bachchan. 

 Actor Irfan Khan, an owner of a taxi service who chooses to drive the duo in the film visits extensively located CEAT SHOPPEs on highways to ensure the air pressure and alignment is fine for a safe journey.  Irfan Khan also features in SUV Tyres campaigns for CEAT tyres and has already been a part of CEAT’s campaigns on safety and durability. 

 CEAT as a brand has been associated with Bollywood movies for a long now. After the successful campaigns with Singham Returns and Dhoom 3, CEAT’s connection with Piku will further help building up the strong presence of the brand among its relevant audience.

 Commenting on the association, Mr. Nitish Bajaj, VP, Marketing, CEAT Ltd. said, “We at CEAT have always focused on ensuring safety and convenience of our patrons. Our tyres are known for being safe, sturdy and have superior grip. Since Piku’s plot revolves around a road trip, this alliance acts as a perfect marriage between two brands that intensely focuses on dependability and safety. Hence, the synergies of the film and CEAT Tyres are well complimented.”

 Mr. Vivek Krishnani, SVP, Revenues and Marketing, MSM Motion Pictures says, "We are happy to partner with CEAT for Piku - Motion se hi emotion. The brand features as an integral part of the film's plot, where Piku (Deepika Padukone)) and Baba (Amitabh Bachchan) depend and trust Rana (Irrfan) to drive them on a road journey between Delhi and Kolkata. The film has received tremendous love from audiences across the world and by associating with this brand we are sure that this film will find a great connect with CEAT audiences and bring them into the theatres. " 

 Go Fish Entertainment Pvt.Ltd., is a leading entertainment & sports marketing company with more than 9 years in the industry, has been instrumental in getting CEAT SUV tyres to associate with “Piku”. Throwing more light on the association, Mr. Sajay Moolankodan, Director, After successfully delivering on PK, this was our biggest project. We as an agency always look out for opportunties for a strong seamless integration of brands in films. With Piku, we got just the right opportunity to integrate CEAT SUV Tyres. CEAT SUV tyres became an integral and seamless part of the film during Piku and babas road trip from Delhi to Kolkatta. It highlighted brands core of being safe, sturdy and its superior grip along with the strategic locations of CEAT Shoppe to ensure the right air pressure and alignment for a safe journey. 

‘Piku' has released successfully all over on 8th May 2015

 About CEAT Ltd:

CEAT, the flagship company of RPG Enterprises, was established in 1958. Today, CEAT is one of India’s leading tyre manufacturers and has strong presence in global markets, and has a capacity of over 700 tonnes per day. CEAT offers the widest range of tyres to all segments and manufactures world-class radials for: Heavy-duty Trucks and Buses, Light Commercial Vehicles, Earthmovers, Forklifts, Tractors, Trailers, Cars, Motorcycles and Scooters as well as Auto-rickshaws. CEAT enjoys a major market share in the light truck & truck tyre market and its tubes and flaps are renowned for their superior quality and durability.

Ranveer Singh’s attires get more and more flamboyant

Well, the more we speak about our man in town the more we want to praise him. Ranveer Singh never fails to make an impact on the audiences and especially the woman population in the country. He with his jaw dropping fashion style yet again proves that men can also set the stage on fire with colors and prints.

He since a very long time have been donning prints like floral and aztec in vibrant colors in public events

Here are some of his versatile looks at promotional events for Dil Dhadakne Do

Ranveer in a Tribal jacket at a DDD Promotional event

Ranveer in a T-shirt printed with colorful Lips at the DDD wrap up party

Ranveer Singh in a Purple flowery blazer at the DDD Sunday brunch

These looks at the recent Dil Dhadakne Do promotions depict how in love Ranveer is with his style!

Bollywood to witness Jazz music Again in Bombay Velvet

When we hear about jazz the only feeling that comes to our mind is leisurely, gentle yet entertaining melody, the one that calm your soul instantly. So why would Bollywood leave a chance to have a Jazz themed track in any movie.

It’s easy to relate Jazz and the cinema in 50’s and 60’s, filmmakers usually opted for something sensual and attention grabbing. Jazz tends to have such traits where one can be pleased with just the tunes of it.  

B-town is all set to witness one such movie set in the era of the 50’s and 60’s which will catch the eyes and ears of the spectators, Bombay Velvet is a flick that exhibits  the dark trenches of Bombay. Jonny Balraj aka Ranbir Kapoor will be seen as a Boxer and Rosie Noronha aka Anushka Sharma is an aspiring Jazz singer and Karan Johar will be the bad man.

     A still from the song Mohabbat Buri Bimari

Rosie, who is a Jazz singer, is going to get the audience’s hearts racing while she is out there on the stage singing some stupefying Jazz melodies in the film. All the tracks which have come out are scoring high on the charts, one of the songs Mohabbat Buri Bimari is a Jazz centric track and is a fast growing song the list of favorites.

A poster of the movie

Bombay Velvet is ready to hit the theatres on 15th may so people, book your seats because Anushka and Ranbir are going to set the screens on fire!